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(photographer unknown) Leonor Fini “It has been said about...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:12:47 -0500

(photographer unknown)

Leonor Fini

“It has been said about her that she is the only artist to paint women without apology.”

via Wikipedia

Odilon Redon Parsifal - pastel on paper, 1912 (Musée...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:30:42 -0500

Odilon Redon

Parsifal - pastel on paper, 1912

(Musée d’Orsay)/Hervé Lewandowski

“…stripped of his helmet and lance, the warrior has been transformed into a magus, haunted by an inner dream. (…)

The rocky shapes in the foreground are reminiscent of the early etchings by Redon, influenced by Rodolphe Bresdin (1822-1885). Thus, Parsifal is one example of the artist returning to an earlier inspiration, references to which can be found in his diary:

‘Oh my soul of former times, distant spirit, you came back to me tonight in the shadows… my nocturnal friend who returns, then leaves, and who I thought had disappeared forever, what brings you back, and at this time? I do not know.’”

Via Museé d’Orsay

(photographer unknown) Claude Rains in The Invisible Man...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:14:23 -0500

(photographer unknown)

Claude Rains in The Invisible Man (1933)

“…known for its clever and groundbreaking visual effects by John P. Fulton, John J. Mescall and Frank D. Williams, whose work is often credited for the success of the film. When the Invisible Man had no clothes on, the effect was achieved through the use of wires, but when he had some of his clothes on or was taking his clothes off, the effect was achieved by shooting Claude Rains in a completely black velvet suit against a black velvet background and then combining this shot with another shot of the location the scene took place in using a matte process. Claude Rains was claustrophobic and it was hard to breathe through the suit. Consequently, the work was especially difficult for him, and a double, who was somewhat shorter than Rains, was sometimes used.

The effect of Rains seeming to disappear was created by making a head and body cast of the actor, from which a mask was made. The mask was then photographed against a specially prepared background, and the film was treated in the laboratory to complete the effect.”

via Wikipedia

thanks to monstercrazy

Aurelia aurita I. Photo by Guido Mocafico

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:05:41 -0500

Aurelia aurita I.

Photo by Guido Mocafico

(photographer unknown) “A lurcher, mainly Scottish...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:54:55 -0400

(photographer unknown)

“A lurcher, mainly Scottish Deerhound, yearning to go outside.”

Via Yohan euan o4 - Wikimedia Commons

Sylvester Stallone, 1979 Photo by Jane Bown “…she...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:11:57 -0400

Sylvester Stallone, 1979

Photo by Jane Bown

“…she was still using her faithful Olympus because she was ‘supremely uninterested in photographic technology, accepting her camera’s limitations as imposing a necessary discipline on her image-making,’ as Germaine Greer has observed.

Most of her photographs were taken in sessions that lasted no more than 15 minutes. She had no props and turned up carrying only a shopping bag with her camera in it. Annie Leibovitz she wasn’t. Even exposure meters were shunned. ‘I just looked at the light on the back of my hand and judged it that way.’ Thus Bown perfected minimalist photography: the same camera, the same lens, the same setting, but no flash or exposure meter. In this way she was left free to concentrate on those eyes.

Her work for The Observer was mostly made up of last-minute assignments. ‘I’d be sent with a writer and had to take my photographs quickly so they could get on with the interview. In a typical month I might do Dennis Hopper at the Savoy, Woody Allen at the Dorchester, and a senior politician at his home. Each time, I’d have 10 minutes. So I would march straight in and take over the situation. I had a quick mind. I could suss it all out immediately.’”

Jane Bown: The Eyes Have It

Exposures: Jane Bown: 100 Portraits

Kings Place, London

23 October - 21 November 2009

“Poetry is a very dangerous word” Tom Waits Photo by...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:59:14 -0400

“Poetry is a very dangerous word”

Tom Waits

Photo by Jean Baptiste Mondino

(photographer unknown) Happy Birthday, Reverend!! Go here for...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:26:22 -0400

(photographer unknown)

Happy Birthday, Reverend!!

Go here for Seriously Kickass Halloween Mixes

Fishermen in Lysekil, Sweden Fiskare, ett barn och två kvinnor,...

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:43:07 -0400

Fishermen in Lysekil, Sweden

Fiskare, ett barn och två kvinnor, ombord en fiskebåt
(Fishermen, a child and two women, onboard a fishing boat)

Albumen print by Carl Curman, 1880s

Parish (socken): Lysekil
Province (landskap): Bohuslän
Municipality (kommun): Lysekil
County (län): Västra Götaland

Via Swedish National Heritage Board

(photographer unknown) James Stewart in a promo shot for Harvey

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:42:59 -0400

(photographer unknown)

James Stewart in a promo shot for Harvey

I Dreamed I was a Cowboy (photographer unknown) Via Ampersand...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:26:59 -0400

I Dreamed I was a Cowboy

(photographer unknown)

Via Ampersand Vintage

A.A. Bondy Photo by Jonathan Purvis “It’s like...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:01:00 -0400

A.A. Bondy

Photo by Jonathan Purvis

“It’s like riding a big rolling wave on the balls of your feet, from far out at sea, all the way to shore, and thrown hard on the beach. Then it’s nighttime and you’ve never seen so many stars and there’s people hiding in the treeline, but you can’t see them. That might be surprising.”

Via Filter-Mag

Photo by Nina Leen Via LIFE

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:38:30 -0400

Photo by Nina Leen

Via LIFE

Charles M. Schultz thanks to mudwerks and Calvin’s Canadian...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:20:20 -0400

Charles M. Schultz

thanks to mudwerks and Calvin’s Canadian Cave of Coolness

Storm Clears, Bolinas Photo by Jonathan Levitt Thank you again,...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:33:00 -0400

Storm Clears, Bolinas

Photo by Jonathan Levitt

Thank you again, Mikael

Officer Training, Florida - Male Series Photo by Ken Graves and...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:16:35 -0400

Officer Training, Florida - Male Series

Photo by Ken Graves and Eva Lipman

Disappearing Circus Photo by Rafal Milach “Retired circus...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:11:09 -0400

Disappearing Circus

Photo by Rafal Milach

“Retired circus artist Mieczyslaw Grzebieniowski (77). He performed as rifleman. After finishing artistic career he worked as a teacher at circus school. He is already retired more than 20 years.”

“Circus city was built in the middle of Kampinoski National Park 30 km away from Warsaw. Due to financial problems, the center was closed almost 10 years ago. Huge area emptied. Circus city is slowly dying. I invited few retired circus artists to take their portraits at the place where some of them has been working for more than 30 years.”

Via Choice Images

(photographer unknown) Greg Submitted by Jereme Via...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:03:51 -0400

(photographer unknown)

Greg

Submitted by Jereme

Via myparentswereawesome

The Earth Photo by Li Wei “In 1976 I was born in Hohhot,...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:51:43 -0400

The Earth

Photo by Li Wei

“In 1976 I was born in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Lying on the north boarder of China, Inner Mongolia is the largest grazing region in China. On this land live Han and Mongolian people. My affection for my hometown made me reflect the land. Since January 2008, I started traveling and photographing in Inner Mongolia. After many travels I present you these pictures, which represent the real life of people living on the border.”

Via Eleanor Magazine

Harry Dean Stanton Photo by Brian Griffin

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:37:17 -0400

Harry Dean Stanton

Photo by Brian Griffin